The Presidency and Executive Branch Enforcing the laws

SELECT A TOPIC President: Qualifications and Benefits Roles of the President The President’s Cabinet Independent Agencies Limiting the President

President: Qualifications and Benefits RETURN

Roles of the President RETURN

The President’s Cabinet RETURN

Independent Agencies RETURN

Limiting the President RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–QUESTION 1 How old must an individual be in order to be elected President? ANSWER RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–ANSWER 1 At least 35 years old to be president. RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–QUESTION 2 What type of citizen must an individual be in order to become President? ANSWER RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–ANSWER 2 One must be a natural born citizen in order to become President. Sorry Arnold!!!! RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–QUESTION 3 How long must an individual be a resident of the United States prior to becoming President? ANSWER RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–ANSWER 3 One must have lived in the United States the last 14 years in order to be President RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–QUESTION 4 By what process do we elect the President of the United States? By what other name is this process called? ANSWER RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–ANSWER 4 Electoral College Winner-takes-all system RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–QUESTION 5 How many terms can the President serve? How long is one term for the President? ANSWER RETURN

President: Qualifications and Benefits–ANSWER 5 The President can serve for two terms or 10 years total if he assumed the presidency as Vice-President A President serves a 4 year term. RETURN

The President’s CabinetThe President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 1 If the President issues a pardon or reprieve, what role is he playing? ANSWER RETURN

Roles of the President– ANSWER 1 Judicial Leader RETURN

Roles of the President– QUESTION 2 When the President presents an award to a citizen, what role is he playing? ANSWER RETURN

Roles of the President– ANSWER 2 Head of State RETURN

Roles of the President– QUESTION 3 When the President orders an attack on a possible terrorist site, what role is he playing? ANSWER RETURN

Roles of the President– ANSWER 3 Commander-in-Chief RETURN

Roles of the President– QUESTION 4 What role is the President playing if he signs a treaty with a foreign country? ANSWER RETURN

Roles of the President– ANSWER 4 Chief Diplomat RETURN

Roles of the President– QUESTION 5 When the President issues his State of the Union address to Congress what role is he playing? ANSWER RETURN

Roles of the President– ANSWER 5 Legislative leader RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 1 Which department is responsible for the following: assisting President with foreign policy, ambassadors, embassies, passports, visas? ANSWER RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– ANSWER 1 Department of State(State Department) RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 2 Which executive department has the U.S. Mint, the Secret Service, and the IRS as part of its domain? ANSWER RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– ANSWER 2 Department of Treasury RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 3 Which department has the FBI and the Attorney General in it? ANSWER RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– ANSWER 3 Department of Justice RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 4 Which department has the National Weather Service, the Census Bureau, and the National Patent Office in it? ANSWER RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– ANSWER 4 Department of Commerce RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– QUESTION 5 The FDA, the CDC, and Social Security are all part of which department? ANSWER RETURN

The President’s Cabinet– ANSWER 5 The Department of Health and Human Services RETURN

Independent Agencies– QUESTION 1 What are the three types of independent agencies? ANSWER RETURN

Independent Agencies– ANSWER 1 Executive Agencies-deal with a specialized areas of government Regulatory Commissions-regulate certain industries Government Corporations-government owned businesses RETURN

Independent Agencies– QUESTION 2 Which executive agency is responsible for gathering military and political information on foreign countries? ANSWER RETURN

Independent Agencies– ANSWER 2 CIA-Central Intelligence Agency RETURN

Independent Agencies– QUESTION 3 Which executive agency protects and enhances the environment? ANSWER RETURN

Independent Agencies– ANSWER 3 EPA- Environmental Protection Agency RETURN

Independent Agencies– QUESTION 4 Which regulatory commission is responsible for investigating discrimination in the hiring and firing practices of businesses? ANSWER RETURN

Independent Agencies– ANSWER 4 EEOC-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission RETURN

Independent Agencies– QUESTION 5 What regulatory commission regulates radio and television? ANSWER RETURN

Independent Agencies– ANSWER 5 FCC-Federal Communications Commission RETURN

Limiting the President– QUESTION 1 How do secretaries of the Executive Departments get their jobs? ANSWER RETURN

Limiting the President– ANSWER 1 The President appoints and the Senate approves. RETURN

Limiting the President– QUESTION 2 What did Congress pass requiring the President to inform them of when he orders troops into battle? What must happen within 60 days of those troops being placed in combat areas? ANSWER RETURN

Limiting the President– ANSWER 2 The War Powers Act. The troops must be removed if Congress doesn’t authorize their stay or declare war. RETURN

Limiting the President– QUESTION 3 Once the President appoints a federal judge, what can he do to remove that judge? ANSWER RETURN

Limiting the President– ANSWER 3 Nothing. Judges are appointed for life. The only way to remove the judge is by impeaching him through Congress. RETURN

Limiting the President– QUESTION 4 The President creates a budget with the help of the OMB(Office of Management and Budget). However, who has final say over the Budget? ANSWER RETURN

Limiting the President– ANSWER 4 Congress passes the Budget. They have the power of the purse. RETURN

Limiting the President– QUESTION 5 President Wilson signed the Treaty of Versailles for the United States. However, we never followed its contents because it never became law. Who has the power to stop a treaty signed by the President? ANSWER RETURN

Limiting the President– ANSWER 5 The Senate. The Senate did not approve it. The Senate must approve treaties, by a 2/3 vote, signed by the President RETURN